Vacuum cleaning device.



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A. BEST. 'vAoUuM CLEANING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6,1912.

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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Application filed December 6, 1912. Serial No. 735,334.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Armani) Bns'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improrenunls in Vacuum" Cleaning Devices, of which the following is a- Specification.

lvly invention relates to attachments for suction or vacuum cleaning devices and has .for its object to'provide a device by means of which a carpet may be beaten and cleaned. Also to supply in the device a wind wheel by means of which the said beating device is operated, said wind wheel being rotated by the air currents which carry the dust. These objects I accomplish with the device shown in. the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures and as described in' the specification forming a part of this implication and pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a plan of the device, portions shown in section and parts cut away. Fig. 2 is a section on line a: a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line 3 y of Fig. 2.- Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line a 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan of one vane. Fig. 6 is a plan of a leaf therefor.

. The invention consists of the novel con struction. and combination of parts in the drawings, in which the casing is made in an inverted T-shape, the horizontal portion thereof shown at 1 is cylindrical in form with the bottom portion flattened as at 2. Said portion 2 has a plurality of alined longitudinal slots 3 cut' therein and transverse slots 4: alternately placed between the said slots 3. Mounted in said casing 2 is a horizontal shaft 5 and securedon said shaft is a pulley 6. Adjacent said transverse slots 4, the flexible whip members 7 are secured in said, shaft 5 and to direct-the free end of said whip members 7, disks 8 are secured on said shaft adjacent said whip members. In the vertical portion 9 of 'said casing a wheel case 10 is provided. Mounted in said case 10; isanother horizontal shaft 11 on which another pulley 12 is intermediately secured and in alinement with said pulley 6. An endless belt 13 incloses said pulleys 12 and 6 whereby therotary motion of said shaft 11 is imparted to said shaft 5. Secured on said shaft 11 are the radially disposed vanes 14. Each of said vanes 14 has a leaf l5 pivotally secured on one of the radial edges thereof in order that when said \anesar'e' moved against an air current the said leaves lffwill feather and when moved with or by the air current said leaves will open or spread and present a plane transverse to said current. Said wheel case 10 is larger in"diaxnete r than said vertical portion 9 of said ease and positioned or placed partially without the plane of said vertical portion 9. The cur rents of air being drawn through said casing by any of the Well-known suction means in the direction of arrow (1. will strike the vanes 14: and cause the pivoted leaves 15 thereof to open and form a plane and thereby rotary motion will he imparted to said wind wheel. When said wind wheel is rotatedon its axis 11 the saidshaft 5 will also be rotated by means of the pulleys and belt and the free end portion of the whip 7 vvillstrike through the transverse ope'n ings 4 and beat the carpet, rug or other furniture over which said casing 1 is moved.

The longitudinal slots 3 and transverse slots 4 furnish an ingress for loose particles of dust in said carpet, rug or other article of furniture as well as for the particles of dust that maybe loosened by said whip 7.

I thus provide a mechanically operated means of beating a carpet and suction nozzle combined in one small device that may be manually moved over thecarpet or rug and said carpet or rug cleaned without removal from the floor.

Having thus described my invent-ion I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim: 1. Ina device of the class described the I Specification of Letters Yatent. Patented NOV. 11 1913.

combination of suction means and of a casing attached thereto, having open alined longitudinal slots in the base of one portion; a horizontal, shaft mounted in said casing above said slots: flexible whip memof a vacuum cleaner; of a casing having open longitudinal and transverse slots in. the base of one portion thereof; a shaft horizontally mounted in said casing above said open slots flexible Whip members radially secured in said shaft in alinement with said slots; and means to'rotate said shaft Whereby the free ends of said whip members will be moved through said slots.

3. A device of the class described consisting of an inverted T-shaped casing having alined longitudinal slots and alternate transverse slots in the base thereof; a shaft horizon'tally mounted therein; flexible Whip members radially secured in said shaft above said transverse slots; andvlneans to rotate said shaft whereby the free ends of said whip members will be moved longitudinally in said transverse slots.

4. A device of the class described consisting' of an inverted T-sl'iaped casing having alined longitudinal slots and alternate transverse slots in the base thereof; a shaft horizontally mounted therein; flexible Whip members radially secured in. said shaft above said transverse slots; and means to rotate said shaft \vl'ierehy the .lree ends of said whip members will he moved lmigitndinally in said transverse slots, said means consisting of a wind wheei mounted on a counter shaft in said casing; a pulley on each of said shafts; and a belt connecting said Julleys whereby the motion ofsaid Wind W160i is imparted to said first mentioned shaft.

.In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' ALFRED BEFT. Witnesses SAM RANEY, R. B. MoIN'rosn'. 

